The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 18, 1940, Image 2
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THE CUNTON CHBONICLK, CLINTON, 8. C.
TIimtSPAY, AMML 18, IU9
IN CONTEST AT WINTHROP
Misses Frances Ruth Edwards,
Marcia Galloway and Jean Layton,
students at the Clinton high school,
,and Margaret Baker of the Thom-
well high school, are at WinlTirop
EN PASSANT
J
,, „ , u-1, * j Here’s a little offering, clipped
college. Rock Hill, today to compete exchange, that’s worth pass-
state singn^ contest. since it contains a moral for
rfrvrnv rfRi<i wfv ; every automobile driver:
CUNTON GIRLS WIN j brushed his teeth twice a week i
Presbyterians To
Hold Four Meets
Conference fw Leaders of South
Carolina Presbytery To Be
Held Here April 28.
In a track meet entered by elemen
tary grade pupils from Laurens coun- *
ty schools held here yesterday after-j
noon, Clinton placed first in the girls’ j
competibn, and Laurens was first in
the meet for boys.
Four corrference.s for leaders in the
tended a birthday dinner at the home
of Mrs. C. M. Friddle in honor of
Mrs. Fred Hudson HvXtceeraville Sun
day. Mrs. Evans’ sister, MiSk Myra
Cooper, returned for a visit.
Misses Edna Jackson, Myrtle
Trammell and Elizabeth Tucker,
James Brown, Vernon, Houston and
Charles Trammell were visitors at
Paris mountain Sunday.
Those attending the funeral of J. *
Rev. C. L. Harris. Burial followed | well Douglas, Clii^n, »n/f BOl Oouf*
in Rosemont cemetery.
las, GaWney; two. fiwid^hiidrei^
Mattie Varvey, Mrs. AlUe Bowa and
fotur dstm,' Mrs. Esida Crowe, Mrs.
Mrs. Calite Ballard, and thn^ brotti-
ers, Homer, Arthur and John Doug-
F. D. Doegfaw
F. D. Douglas, 43,. died last Wed
nesday in a Columbia hoapitaU He
had been ill for some time. He was \ .
the son of the late William J. and „
Ellen Creamer Douglas. Calvary Baptist
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cora •^urca-with Rev. R. D. Rughaa la
CASINO THEATRE
with a nationally advertised tooth- , ^ ; - — — .
paste. ; forty churches oi South CarolinajH. Bouknight Monday were: Rev.p"®®*^^ Douglas, and four cSiH»-'-i.
The doctor examined him twice a J Presbytery were announced yester-j Jett, C. W. Wilbanks, G. P. Dieburlei Gregory, T. D. and Shad- Calvary cemetery.
year. day byDr. R. C. Long of Greenwood, jj. H. Robbins,.Edd Gregory, John
He wore his rubbers when it ^chairman of presbytery ^committee, on I Baker, A. E. Franklin, Theodore Mul-
rained. ^ 1 religious education. The conferences' Uns, Posey Chapman of Chester, Rev.
He slept with his windows open. i®re to be held in Laurens, Smyrna, j Buffie, Paul King of Whitmire, RevJ
He stuck to a diet with plenty of‘Greenwood and Clinton on April 20, ic. L. Harrison of Spartanburg, Rev.
charge. Interment loiiowed in tha
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
April 22 and 23
“The Fighting 69th
With JAMES CAGNEY.
O BRIEN, GEORGE BRENT,
The bU
Ray Anderson of Laurens, Rev, Med- j
lock of Graniteville, Rev. Brooks,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Livingston and'
family, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Living- j
ston and family, Mrs, Brooks and i
fresh vegetables. i 25, 26 and 28
He relinquishe<i his tonsils and 1 "^be conference in Laurens on the
traded in several wornout glands. 120th is for the leaders in young
He golfed—but never more than i8 ,P<^Pi®s societies and will be con-
' holes at a time. ducted under the joint auspices of _ _ _ _ _
He got at least eight hours sleep young peoples league and thetchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Hilland Liv-i
every night. .committee on religious education, ingston and family, of Newberry,
He never smoked, drank or lost i The program will con.svst of a series Rev. A. H. Bouknight, of Greer, Rev.
PAT his temper. of discussions on the phases of local “
I He did his daily dozen daily, ' work,—worship, instruction, fellow-
parade of entertainment He was all set to live to be a hun- sh’P and service. Miss Dorothy "Ann
to set this whole cockeyed world di ed . . . but . , . j Holloway, Greenwood, president of
laughing again! Rough, tough, and I The funeral will be held next Wed- If'® league,, add the council will di-
terrific!
.-Vlso Selected Shorts,
•News.”
10 A. M. Show—MONDAY.
. 10c and 25r
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
April 24 and 25
‘All Quiet On The
Western Front”
I nesday. He is survived by eighteen If'® activities of the conference
specialists, four health institutes, six | Other council members are Aiken
I gymnasiums, and numerous manu-1 Taylor, Clinton; Donald Hagen, Ab-
jfacturers of health goods'"and anti- beville; Doris Armfleld*, Newberry;
! septics . . . none of them had warned H'^th Gresham, Ware Shoals; Cres-
him about trains at grade crossings! j well Fleming, Laurens; Grace Nick-
» ■ ! les, Donalds; Emily Dillard, Clinton;
With the invasion during the past’^*®^- DeMontmollin, Clinton; Kit
Jame§ Younginer of tois city.
With The Skk {
Friends of Mrs. Lester Ivester will j
be glad to know that she is recuper- !
ating nicely at her home on Florence j
street after undergoing an operation!
at a Greenville hospital Saturday.
Sara Riser is a patient at the local
hospital where she had an appendix
operation Monday.
a
week of Norway and Denmark by Purcell Newberry; and Harold Me-1
I Germany, the European war is oni^ord. Greenwood. The conference
Jacob H. Bouknight
Jacob Haskell Bouknight, 59, of
The book was burned* The oicture ‘"8 rapidity that one doesiw*** vuuii.me m ougn me evening
ihe book «as burnea. ine PX^tur*- . tn exnert in the heaH-■ ®fuse after the worship service
was banned! The author was exiled! know what to ex^ct in the head _ Sundav morning The vouns neo-
Riit von ran’t blackout truth* What each morning. The god of war aunaay morning^ me ^ung p^
But you can i blackout trutn. wnai Sentemhor firct attending will be entertained by
do today s screaming headlines ac- since i>eptemDer first, | members of the Laurens church
tually mean? See the uncensored Norway and Denmark being the sev-' f^^® "'®'"‘'®^ f^® church.
version of Erich Maria Remarque’s ®"f*^ eighth countries to be
greatest novel. ! drawn into the European conflict in
To enjoy the picture completely, i ® f^®-
see it from the beginning. I German troops cross
Feature begins: 2:38, 4:49, 7:02, Poland s frontiers,
and 9:14.
.\lso Selected Shorts.
^ 9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY.
10c and 15c
The series of conferences will be
J (held at Greenwood on the 25th,
, Smyrna on the 26th, and Clinton on
' the 28th is to be attended by pastors,
i elders, deacons, church school super-
September 3, Britain and France' intendents, teachers, woman s auxili-
' declared war on Germany. i officers, and ether leaders in lo-
September 17, Russian forces mov-'®»l churches. The same program will
,ed into eastern Poland. ' ^® carried out each day and will in-
visit at Newberry Sunday. He was
a native of Lexington county and!
had spent most pf his life in South!
Carolina. He was a son of the late!
Jacob R. and Cummings Amanda'
Bickley Bouknight. He was a Metho
dist. Mr. Bouknight was twice mar
ried. Surviving are his second wife,
Mrs. Irene Bouknight; six children,
R. C. and Miss Ruth Bouknight, Clin
ton; J, M., Abell and Miss Prances
Chester; eight grandchildrens five
Bouknight and Mrs. P.\E. Sanders of
See qimI Drive the Bfq
1940 D0D6E LnumLim
jrt goiv oo iww...oiir
FRIDAY AND -SATURDAY,
April 26 and 27
Northwest Passage”
September 27, Warsaw surrenders, 1 address on “Purpose of Re-; bothers, H. C^, A. E., D. G., O. B.,
ending organized Polish resistance. ligious Education, by the Rev. J. M.
gate Spring Open
HoqwrCoiBeintodaFpDd
tM tilt mtgniilotirt new
DodttM«thtntwtit %>riDg
oolort...pltit Dodgt Bngi-
natring that maana ipmw
oidceep, longer car Ufa and
aoonoinyoa gaaandoiL
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November 30, Russia invaded Fin-'Garr. Synod’s dir^tor of religious
j education; brief addresses on “Evi-
; March 13, Russian - Finnish vvar '^®^®®* Progress, by
j phemia Gordon,
Miss Eu-
Greenwood; Miss
With SPENCErN-RACY. ROBERT,^Ann Holloway, Greenwood; Mrs. H.
and A. W. Bouknight, Newberry;!
one sister, Mrs. Annie Kirby, Dur-'
ham, N. C. .
Funeral services were conducted!
Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock
from Bailey Memorial Methodist
NME mmamtmitMimmBm
YOUNG,' WALTER » R E N N A N Kiser, Lalii^ens; Rev. C. J. Mat-I®hurch by Rev. C. R. Anderson and
RIJH HUSSEY. NAT PENDLETON, ^.o^ths is likely to settle the future' t^®ws, Smyrna; and Rev. J. W. Con
McMILLAN-COOPER MOTOR CO.
WEST MAIN ST. — CUNTON, S. C.
Drama more rugged
more reckless
spectacle more
lordship of Europe. All eyes are pnly®^*’,,^®^® Shoala,
rousing than the s< reen has ever seen
before as the mightiest novel since
“Gone With the Wind’’ becomes one
•thl* British navy.
Following supper a discussion pe
riod for workers in Children’s Di
vision, Young People’s Division and
- Adult’Division will be held and thej
of the great motion pictures of alli^*^® highways, thi marks left of for- conferences will conclude with an!
time. Filmed in magnificent techni- ®sf fires are frequently seen, not | a^j^jj-ess by the Rev. J.
color . . . against the majestic back-,only destroying natural wealth butjj pastor of the First Pres-
ground of the Northwest wilderness; paving an ugly picture to look upon, j jjyterian church of Laurens. Each of
, . . with a cast of thousands working ^ impression you as you conferences will open at 4:30
two tireless years ... It ..writes ..a 8aze at the large area of the Ross| adjdurn at 8:30 p. m. Lo-
chapter in the history of the screen | Cunningham 900-acre reforestat^ ^^e one near-
as stirring as the chapter its story iPr°J®®f nn the Clinton-Green wood them. —
wrote in the hisUry of the nation* highway, which, was recently swept |
“News.” f*^®’ resulting m- heavy damage,
“OREGON TRAIL” No. 11. I*” iJoHars and cents and the destroy-!
10c and 25c ‘ ' ®f thousands of conunercial trees!
Saturday’s feature begins: 2:00, 4:31,1®®''®""® ‘he pine woodland. There'
6-53 9-24 ' ®*'® niany reasons why the public
10c and 25e I should be careful in preventing for-
' ■ ' ■ ”1 est fires. Often a match thrown in
NEXT WEEK-™ 'dry leaves results in heavy damages.
“GONE WITH THE WIND” ! The Progressive Farmer points out
WEST CLWTON
Mrs. Joe Campbell, CorreapondeBt
a
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis and
children of Greenville, were the
Reserved seats now on sale at | eight things a forest fire does which: week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Young’s Pharmacy. All seats at night [should be called to the attention of j Furman Davis.
reserved. $1.10. Matinees, not re-! everyone: ! Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lankford and
served, 75c.
Broadway
Theatre
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
April 22 and 23
“Beware Spooks!”
With JOE E. BROWN, MARY
Fire kills seed and.-seedlings and. children attended the funeral of their
prevents reforestation. ! son-in-law, Pat O’Reily, in North
It destroys plant food and in so do- f Monday
ing starves trees and retards tiieiri ~ j.
growth * Those out of town attending the
It scars and weakens trees, thus funeral of Fowler I^i^las ^iday
favoring attacks of rot fungi and in- ®ud Mrs, William Rowe,
sects.
It reduces the ability of the toII of
Mrs. Liston Allen of Balfour, N. C.,
Mr. and, Mrs, Arthur Douglas, Mr.
most forest land to absorb and hold i Mrs. Luther I^uglas, MIm ^arl
enough rainfall for trees to make! John Douglas of Gray
rapid growth.
It promotes the quick runoff of
rainfall, thereby increasing floods
CARUSLE. CLARENCE KOLB, and I annually take heavy tolls of life
MARC LAWRENCE. i oud property. -
It’s happy days for the moggs and' It causes erosion and loss of soil
yeggs—and a host of happy howls for! fortuity.
you, when Joe becomes a screwy cop! j {f destroys the best pasture grasses.
Even the spooks go on a laughing I ff destroys game,
jag—when he tries to crack down on'
a crew of crooks!
Ion
Court, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ballard,
Mrs. J. B. O’Shields of Whitmire,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shealy, Mr.
and Mrs. O. H. Shealy, Mr. and Mrs.
Okin Harmon, Mr. and* Mrs. Quinnie
Shealy, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones,
Mrs. Gumming Attaway, Mrs. O-
phelia Shealy, Mrs. Ethel McCarty*
Mrs. Lillian Martin, Mrs. Minnie
Boyd Franklin, all of Newberr^. Le-
"Teddy’s Rough Riders.”
“Valiant Venezuela.”
“Movietone News.”
10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY.
Ite and 2ic
T« Shouly uud Mrs. W. D. Bozard
-C^lJcL SUver^treet. Mr. and Mr,. C«n
Mrs. Ruby Allen of And-
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
April 24 and 25
“Cafe Hostess”
With PRESTON FOSTER. ANN
DVORAK. WYNNE GIBSON, and
PEGGY SHANNON.
“Thou Shalt Not KiU”
With CHARLES BICKFORD.
OWEN DAVIS, JR„ DORIS DAT.
PAUL GUILFOYLE.
Selected Shorts.
9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY.
10c and 15c
I are) and want something for a coun- i
if*., {....{fonf ..seekf foie* fufo f;* erson, Mr. and Mrs. June Werner of
■ ter irritant, you might take this tip;, n^iA
t AT—Ae.—» 4— ,1... ^oe.0oo Laurcns. hirs. Ruby Groove of Gold—
(from Missouri Notes in the Kansas' ... „„„ t** ak-o-o *# n^\A
I mfe. oo fKo 00...0 i ville, Bnd Mrs. Joe Abrams of Gold-
' City Times, as reprinted m the news- I „jii_
paperman’s paper, Publishers’ Auxil-i ♦
' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rodelsperger
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
April 26 and 27
“Bullets For Rustlers”
With CHARLES 8TARRETT.
LORNA GRAY. BOB NOLAN and
”THE SONS OF PIONEERS.”
It’s a fIst-fUagte*, leod-allngln’,
ThriU
tbe adr H aetlou ilart mofo up a
•ridden town. Adventnre with
a onngoanee! /
Conwdy. ”lfoUy Cnraa A Cowboy”
*T>K1L TRACT’S O-BfEN” No. U.
Cartoon. ”One Monw In a HlUlon.”
“Fasliloa Takes A BoMday.”
lie aai 2«e
lary:
The silliest thing which has been
going the rounds of the Missouri pa-
peiv, popping up here and there, is
entitled “How to Make a Double Pe
tunia Out of a Begonia.” It goes like
this:
Begonia is a kind of sausage.
A sausage and battery is a crime.
People crime trees.
Trees a crowd.
Crowds make a noise.
Your noise is on your face.
The eyes also have it.
Likewise the nays.
Horses nay.
Horses have colts.
Go to bed with a colt.
Wake up with double petunia.
and sons of Union, were the we^-
end guests of Mrs. Rodelsperger’s
mother, Mrs. S. W. Kinard.
Mr. and Mrs. Royce Smith and lit
tle daughter, Patsy, of Ware Shoals,
visited relatives here the past week
end.
C. C. Abbott and J. L. Arnold at
tended the opening gante of the Sal
ly League in Spartanbiuii Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wooten were
called to Conestee Saturday on ac
count of ihe illness of their uncle,
J<^n Burgess.
Mr. and Idrs. J. J. Smith visited
in Greer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson. and
children of GoldviUe, ivlsited Mr.
Frances E. Willard, who started thel^d Mrs. A. F. CampbeU Sunday.
Woman’s Christian Temperance un-! Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Evam, Mias]
ion for the inime purpose of educat-) Carrie Bell Evans, Mrs. C. C. Abbott ^
ing all humanity regarding the effects! and daughters Frances and Helen,
of alcohol and nther mmedtics, wilL^ Mf. and MIrs. Joe CampbeU at-
ka for time to come be remembered uul I'
admffed as an educator, wrtler »d,E«ypt. When he was presented to one
NEXT WTFJt
“OH! JOHNNIE, HOW YOU CAN
love.” “CHARLEY \MeCARTHY.
DETECTIVE,” “THE DAYS OF
JESSE JAMES.”
BUBMK STAMPS
leas —•
CBROMiCtB PUBUSHDfG Ca
religious crusader. Becauae of her
noble life and iar-readiinf influence,
it is entirely'appropriate that in the
list of thirty-five “Famous Ameri
cans” to be honored by the United
States government through a series
of postage stamps, Frances E. Wiilari
is one of three women in the group.
And it seems especially fitting that
the five-cent stamp which ctonries
p<^|rtage across the seas should have
been selected for this faar-seeing
American who first envialonad a
world-wide organisatioo among her
own sex.
JLast year, wImmi the world was
ctflaiilNit^ PriRMi Willard's can-
tooary, a nmch-travolad Mmnstonkin
told the story oi his expartenes in
of the most important ofltoiafa of the
go\'emment, that eminent old gentle
man adiad the American where he
lived. Thinkbig to ipaka the matter
ea^r. the EvanstonMh raidied, “la
Chicago.”
“1 don’t know mudk about Qikago*
I b^ve it is a large dty,” was the
laconic cmnmdat of the ii^uirer.
“Yes, it is a large city, but my
home is in one of the Subuihs, Evan
ston, by name.”
“Oh, Evanston!” beamed the Kgyp-
tian.*~'*That is where my friend, Fran
ces Willnrd, Uved. I know aU ritout
that She was a great woBBao,”
hs BBoeaeiled to adt
about rirenees WiBartTi
as It mow is.
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